IGN Heroes Power Play: "Trust and Blood"

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We look at this week's coolest use of a super power.

By Matt Fowler

Welcome to Heroes Power Play, IGN's weekly feature that spotlights the power play of the week; i.e. the coolest, most surprising and most satisfying use of a super power from the most recent episode of Heroes. This week's episode, "Trust and Blood," stabbed wildly at our hearts and minds with daggers of sloppy storytelling - while still managing to maintain the moderately compelling seasonal arc.

I could use this as a forum for nitpicking the show, which these days might seem on par with stealing the shoes off a tired nag, but instead I'll just ask a few questions. Why was the story told in a loose flashback style? Was it supposed to be a "big reveal" in the end that it was Angela that Nathan was talking to on the phone the whole show? Wasn't the future that consisted of "Ando killing Hiro" already averted after the destruction of the formula? Why give Isaac's gift of seeing the future to Parkman when he is completely unable to use it effectively to stop bad things from happening?

There. Just a few questions released out into the wild. I feel better now. Less gaseous.

This episode dealt with the aftermath of the plane crash and the miraculous survival of all our series regulars - as well as Sylar's malicious quest to find his father. Daphne is killed, the hero rebellion is formed and Sylar picks up a new devious little sidekick.

So without further ado…let's get on to the Power Play of the Week! This week's "runner up" moment belongs to Dan Byrd's Microwave Boy! Sylar was particularly vicious in this episode and we liked that a whole lot. I even got a chuckle when he said "I let you live. That's kind of a big deal for me" to Dan Byrd's new moody Micro-Lad character.

Due to Sylar's ability to "not ever die at all forever," he can monologue. He can take his time. He can use the old evil clichés as much as he wants. He can even take a time out to try and talk to the disturbed Micro-Teen about the dark secrets that lie in his heart of hearts. He can even give us the Quinto Eyebrow!

The brow.

But Micro doesn't know that Sylar's indestructible, so he panics a bit when he sees the "previously crucified to a chair" soldier going for his gun!

*scamper*

Without a second to lose, Micro lets loose a beam of meltiness!

Smells like micro teen spirit!

Upon retrospect, the soldier has some regrets.

"I taste copper..."

One way to improve your show? And this goes for any genre, mind you. Have more people melt. It's a fact.